English-Thai Dictionary
alveolus
N ถุงลม เล็กๆ ใน ปอด thung-lom-lek-lek-nai-pod
alveolus
N รู หรือ ช่อง เล็กๆ (เช่น ใน รังผึ้ง ru-rue-chong-lek-lek
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ALVEOLUS
Al *ve "o *lus, n.; pl. Alveoli. Etym: [L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of alveus: cf. F. alvéole. See Alveary. ]
1. A cell in a honeycomb.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil
3. (Anat. )
Defn: A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.
New American Oxford Dictionary
alveolus
al ve o lus |alˈvēələs ælˈviələs | ▶noun ( pl. alveoli |-ˌlī | ) chiefly Anatomy a small cavity, pit, or hollow, in particular: • any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place. • the bony socket for the root of a tooth. • an acinus in a gland. DERIVATIVES al ve o late |-lit, -ˌlāt |adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘small cavity, ’ diminutive of alveus .
Oxford Dictionary
alveolus
alveolus |ˌalvɪˈəʊləs, alˈvɪələs | ▶noun ( pl. alveoli |-lʌɪ, -liː | ) chiefly Anatomy a small cavity, pit, or hollow, in particular: • any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous exchange. • the bony socket for the root of a tooth. • an acinus (sac-like cavity ) in a gland. DERIVATIVES alveolate |alˈvɪələt |adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, ‘small cavity ’, diminutive of alveus .
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